2022
Co-attention spatial transformer network for unsupervised motion tracking and cardiac strain analysis in 3D echocardiography
Ahn S, Ta K, Thorn S, Onofrey J, Melvinsdottir I, Lee S, Langdon J, Sinusas A, Duncan J. Co-attention spatial transformer network for unsupervised motion tracking and cardiac strain analysis in 3D echocardiography. Medical Image Analysis 2022, 84: 102711. PMID: 36525845, PMCID: PMC9812938, DOI: 10.1016/j.media.2022.102711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpatial transformer networkMotion trackingNoisy displacement fieldReliable motion estimationMotion tracking methodCardiac strain analysisTransformer networkDisplacement fieldDisplacement pathsMotion fieldTracking methodMotion estimationExperimental resultsStrain analysisSuperior performanceTemporal constraintsCardiac motionTrackingRegularization functionDependent featuresEchocardiography imagesNetworkPrior assumptionsField
2019
Direct List Mode Parametric Reconstruction for Dynamic Cardiac SPECT
Shi L, Lu Y, Wu J, Gallezot JD, Boutagy N, Thorn S, Sinusas AJ, Carson RE, Liu C. Direct List Mode Parametric Reconstruction for Dynamic Cardiac SPECT. IEEE Transactions On Medical Imaging 2019, 39: 119-128. PMID: 31180845, PMCID: PMC7030971, DOI: 10.1109/tmi.2019.2921969.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAppropriate kinetic modelConventional indirect methodImage reconstruction algorithmKinetic modelHigh noise levelsLow count levelsVivo canine studyIndirect methodImage noiseNoise levelParametric reconstructionNoiseReconstruction algorithmFrame imagePatient radiation dose reductionMethodDirect methodLower image noiseAngiotensin Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitor Attenuates Myocardial Remodeling and Improves Infarct Perfusion in Experimental Heart Failure
Pfau D, Thorn SL, Zhang J, Mikush N, Renaud JM, Klein R, deKemp RA, Wu X, Hu X, Sinusas AJ, Young LH, Tirziu D. Angiotensin Receptor Neprilysin Inhibitor Attenuates Myocardial Remodeling and Improves Infarct Perfusion in Experimental Heart Failure. Scientific Reports 2019, 9: 5791. PMID: 30962467, PMCID: PMC6453892, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-42113-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAminobutyratesAngiotensin Receptor AntagonistsAnimalsBiphenyl CompoundsDrug CombinationsHeartHeart FailureMaleMyocardial Reperfusion InjuryMyocardiumNeovascularization, PhysiologicNeprilysinOrganotechnetium CompoundsPeptides, CyclicRatsRats, Inbred LewSingle Photon Emission Computed Tomography Computed TomographyTetrazolesValsartanVascular Endothelial Growth Factor AVentricular RemodelingConceptsSacubitril/valsartanExperimental heart failureHeart failureMyocardial infarctionMyocardial remodelingAngiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitorAngiotensin receptor blocker valsartanMicroSPECT/CT imagingReceptor blocker valsartanHeart failure patientsProgressive LV dilationGlobal LV functionLV contractile dysfunctionNeprilysin inhibitor sacubitrilBorder zoneLimited remodelingFailure patientsInhibitor therapyMale LewisWeeks treatmentLV dilationLV functionNeprilysin inhibitorContractile dysfunctionInterstitial fibrosis
2016
Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic 123I-mIBG SPECT Imaging Data in Healthy Humans with a Population-Based Metabolite Correction Method
Wu J, Lin SF, Gallezot JD, Chan C, Prasad R, Thorn S, Stacy MR, Huang Y, Zonouz TH, Liu YH, Lampert RJ, Carson RE, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. Quantitative Analysis of Dynamic 123I-mIBG SPECT Imaging Data in Healthy Humans with a Population-Based Metabolite Correction Method. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2016, 57: 1226-1232. PMID: 27081169, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.115.171710.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3-IodobenzylguanidineAdultAgedAlgorithmsArtifactsComputer SimulationFemaleHeartHumansImage EnhancementImage Interpretation, Computer-AssistedMaleMiddle AgedModels, CardiovascularModels, StatisticalMyocardiumRadiopharmaceuticalsReproducibility of ResultsSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionTomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon
2015
Scatter and crosstalk corrections for 99mTc/123I dual‐radionuclide imaging using a CZT SPECT system with pinhole collimators
Fan P, Hutton BF, Holstensson M, Ljungberg M, Pretorius P, Prasad R, Ma T, Liu Y, Wang S, Thorn SL, Stacy MR, Sinusas AJ, Liu C. Scatter and crosstalk corrections for 99mTc/123I dual‐radionuclide imaging using a CZT SPECT system with pinhole collimators. Medical Physics 2015, 42: 6895-6911. PMID: 26632046, DOI: 10.1118/1.4934830.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDual-radionuclide imagingCrosstalk correction methodTEW methodLine source experimentDefect contrastSource experimentsMonte Carlo simulationsIncomplete charge collectionCadmium zinc telluride detectorsLow-energy tailImaging systemCarlo simulationsPinhole collimatorCardiac SPECT systemEnergy tailDetector effectsEnergy spectrumPoint source measurementsSPECT systemCZT detectorsTriple energy window (TEW) methodScatter modelDedicated cardiac SPECT systemsCorrection methodCrosstalk correction
2014
Reply: Noninvasive Measurement of Mouse Myocardial Glucose Uptake with 18F-FDG
Thorn SL, deKemp R, Dumouchel T, Klein R, Renaud JN, Wells RG, Gollob M, Beanlands RS, DaSilva JN. Reply: Noninvasive Measurement of Mouse Myocardial Glucose Uptake with 18F-FDG. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2014, 55: 866-867. PMID: 24652829, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.114.138214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe role of integrin α2 in cell and matrix therapy that improves perfusion, viability and function of infarcted myocardium
Ahmadi A, McNeill B, Vulesevic B, Kordos M, Mesana L, Thorn S, Renaud JM, Manthorp E, Kuraitis D, Toeg H, Mesana TG, Davis DR, Beanlands RS, DaSilva JN, deKemp RA, Ruel M, Suuronen EJ. The role of integrin α2 in cell and matrix therapy that improves perfusion, viability and function of infarcted myocardium. Biomaterials 2014, 35: 4749-4758. PMID: 24631247, DOI: 10.1016/j.biomaterials.2014.02.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMatrix therapyMouse myocardial infarction modelMyocardial infarction modelCardiac cell therapySynergistic therapeutic effectTherapeutic effectMyocardial perfusionParacrine propertiesInfarcted myocardiumAngiogenic cellsInfarction modelOverall efficacyTherapyCell therapyAngiogenic potentialCACSΑ5 integrinIntegrin α2EngraftmentIntegrin α5PerfusionCellsIntegrinsCollagen matrixCAC function
2013
Repeatable Noninvasive Measurement of Mouse Myocardial Glucose Uptake with 18F-FDG: Evaluation of Tracer Kinetics in a Type 1 Diabetes Model
Thorn SL, deKemp RA, Dumouchel T, Klein R, Renaud JM, Wells RG, Gollob MH, Beanlands RS, DaSilva JN. Repeatable Noninvasive Measurement of Mouse Myocardial Glucose Uptake with 18F-FDG: Evaluation of Tracer Kinetics in a Type 1 Diabetes Model. Journal Of Nuclear Medicine 2013, 54: 1637-1644. PMID: 23940301, DOI: 10.2967/jnumed.112.110114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMyocardial glucose uptakeImage-derived blood input functionAcute insulin treatmentInsulin treatmentBlood activityType 1 diabetic miceType 1 diabetic mouse modelML/min/Glucose uptakeVena cava diameterMyocardial glucose uptake ratesDiabetic mouse modelType 1 diabetesStandardized uptake valueTest-retest repeatabilityAcute insulin stimulationDiabetic miceCoefficient of repeatabilityFDG-PETBland-Altman analysisMyocardial glucoseContrast CTBaseline scanMouse modelTime-activity curves
2010
Kinetic model‐based factor analysis of dynamic sequences for 82‐rubidium cardiac positron emission tomography
Klein R, Beanlands RS, Wassenaar RW, Thorn SL, Lamoureux M, DaSilva JN, Adler A, deKemp RA. Kinetic model‐based factor analysis of dynamic sequences for 82‐rubidium cardiac positron emission tomography. Medical Physics 2010, 37: 3995-4010. PMID: 20879561, DOI: 10.1118/1.3438474.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAlterations of pre- and postsynaptic noradrenergic signaling in a rat model of adriamycin-induced cardiotoxicity
Kenk M, Thackeray JT, Thorn SL, Dhami K, Chow BJ, Ascah KJ, DaSilva JN, Beanlands RS. Alterations of pre- and postsynaptic noradrenergic signaling in a rat model of adriamycin-induced cardiotoxicity. Journal Of Nuclear Cardiology 2010, 17: 254-263. PMID: 20182926, DOI: 10.1007/s12350-009-9190-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPositron emission tomographyRat modelNoradrenergic signalingHeart/body weight ratioBeta-adrenergic receptor antagonistMyocardial noradrenaline levelsSympathetic nervous systemBody weight ratioPhosphodiesterase 4 inhibitorBeta-adrenergic receptorsVentricle free wallAnthracycline chemotherapeutic agentDesipramine treatmentNoradrenaline levelsNoradrenaline uptakeAnthracycline cardiotoxicityReceptor antagonistAcute increaseCardiac functionRight ventricleLeft atriumInteraction of preAdriamycin cardiotoxicityFree wallNervous system
2006
In vivo selective binding of (R)-[11C]rolipram to phosphodiesterase-4 provides the basis for studying intracellular cAMP signaling in the myocardium and other peripheral tissues
Kenk M, Greene M, Thackeray J, deKemp RA, Lortie M, Thorn S, Beanlands RS, DaSilva JN. In vivo selective binding of (R)-[11C]rolipram to phosphodiesterase-4 provides the basis for studying intracellular cAMP signaling in the myocardium and other peripheral tissues. Nuclear Medicine And Biology 2006, 34: 71-77. PMID: 17210463, DOI: 10.1016/j.nucmedbio.2006.10.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3',5'-Cyclic-AMP PhosphodiesterasesAnimalsBrainCarbon RadioisotopesCyclic AMPCyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 1Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 4HeartMaleMetabolic Clearance RateMyocardiumOrgan SpecificityPhosphodiesterase InhibitorsProtein BindingRadionuclide ImagingRadiopharmaceuticalsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyRolipramSensitivity and SpecificityTissue DistributionConceptsPhosphodiesterase 4BAY 60Ro 20Male Sprague-Dawley ratsIntracellular cAMPSprague-Dawley ratsNeurohormonal modulationPeripheral tissuesAutoradiography studiesAdipose tissuePDE4 levelsTracer uptakeVivo findingsCAMP-mediated signalingBiodistribution studiesPDE4 activityRolipramSkeletal muscleCAMP levelsTracer retentionCardiac regionCilostazolMyocardiumZaprinastTissue